Patents by Inventor M. Terry Simons

M. Terry Simons has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Facilitating wireless network access by using a ubiquitous SSID
    Patent number: 9826399
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates wireless network access. The system includes a trusted network access and tunneling service (TNATS) associated with a ubiquitous static service set identifier (SSID). The system also includes a proximate wireless access point (WAP). During operation, the system enables the TNATS on the proximate WAP, which then broadcasts the ubiquitous static SSID. Next, the proximate WAP receives a request from a guest device to access the TNATS through the proximate WAP. The proximate WAP then initiates an authentication process with the TNATS for a user of the guest device. If the authentication succeeds, the proximate WAP allows the guest device to access a network through the proximate WAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jason P. Peterson, M. Terry Simons
  • FACILITATING WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS BY USING A UBIQUITOUS SSID
    Publication number: 20140196126
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates wireless network access. The system includes a trusted network access and tunneling service (TNATS) associated with a ubiquitous static service set identifier (SSID). The system also includes a proximate wireless access point (WAP). During operation, the system enables the TNATS on the proximate WAP, which then broadcasts the ubiquitous static SSID. Next, the proximate WAP receives a request from a guest device to access the TNATS through the proximate WAP. The proximate WAP then initiates an authentication process with the TNATS for a user of the guest device. If the authentication succeeds, the proximate WAP allows the guest device to access a network through the proximate WAP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jason P. Peterson, M. Terry Simons